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Aurora’s mayor leads effort in granting holiday cheer to active military

Gifts from Home: Aurora arranging special suprises for troops The city of Aurora is arranging special surprises for the troops this holiday season. AURORA, Ill. – The city of Aurora is arranging special surprises for the troops this holiday season.  The annual “Gifts from Home” program provides active military from Aurora with a holiday package […]

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Mayor Deegan highlights city’s Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mayor Donna Deegan and Harrison Conyers, Director of Military Affairs and Veterans Services for the City of Jacksonville, will hold a news conference on Thursday to highlight the work of the Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program (HVRP) and recognize two of its participants. (Watch the news conference live at 11 a.m. by clicking […]

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Alaska

Tommy Tuberville steadfast in hold on Pentagon nominations | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Months into his hold on military nominees, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama is still not relenting despite efforts by some of his own Republican colleagues to try and give him alternatives to back off his blockade. Since Tuberville announced his effort in March, there is now a backlog of 250 military appointments, a […]

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Alaska

22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Twenty-two US service members have been injured to “various degrees” after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday. “The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported,” the statement said. The service members are receiving treatment for injuries […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Kyiv Mayor Klitschko urges Berlin to do more to help wounded Ukrainians – POLITICO

BERLIN — Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko is seeking assurances from his counterpart in Berlin that Ukraine will be able to send seriously injured soldiers to Germany’s capital safe in the knowledge that their medical costs will be met. In a letter to new Berlin Mayor Kai Wegner seen by POLITICO, Klitschko noted that some 250-500 […]

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Why Republican Andy Rougeot has a real chance in Denver’s mayor race

Andy Rougeot. Photo: Courtesy of campaign Andre “Andy” Rougeot is the odd duck in the Denver mayor’s race. What’s happening: He’s running as a law-and-order, less-government Republican in the state’s Democratic epicenter, where the conversation is focused on how the city is overhauling police and boosting the social safety net. Yes, but: The 34-year-old former […]

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Alabama

Opinion: 2022 was the Year of the Woman in Alabama state government | News | #elections | #alabama

When I was Gov. Fob James’ appointments secretary in 1995, there was a woman who insisted we find qualified women and get them appointed to various positions in state government. It’s good to see that woman is practicing what she was preaching, because that woman was Kay Ivey, now soon-to-be the longest-serving governor of our […]

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City Council

Farnsworth makes debut as counsel for Terre Haute City Council | Local News | #citycouncil

Jared Farnsworth made his debut Thursday evening as the counsel for the Terre Haute City Council, replacing city attorney Eddie Felling. He had one complicated decision to weigh in on Thursday — no Council member made a motion on one special ordinance before the Council’s new president, Curtis DeBaun IV, pounded his gavel. Farnsworth said […]

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